Talk:Casting Attribute
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Casting Attribute Selection
I'm very enamored of the player being able to choose ANY of the 12 base attributes as her casting attribute and receive a small magic bonus for it -- this allows greater customization, encourages tactical combat, and aids roleplaying. That said, at present our rough draft of this list is uneven -- some may be much more beneficial than others, and a few were hard enough to visualize that we haven't come up with any satisfactory bonuses.
- Muscle
- Violent, forceful, relies upon physicality and raw power. Able to cast using only gestural elements; requires no incantation for spells, but cannot cast if physically restrained.
- Agility
- Quick, fluid, tough to pin down. +2 to Evade offensive spells.
- Endurance
- Steadfast, sturdy, skilled at manipulating the flow of life energy. Channeling Health into Mana has no Fate cost.
- Intellect
- Studious, scholarly, well-versed in recognizing and responding to the arcane. When this character makes a successful Counterspell, his opponent takes the difference in opposed rolls as Damage.
- Insight
- Intuitive, sensitive, adept at unraveling negative magic. When this character makes a successful Dispel, she receives Mana equal to the original casting cost of the nullified spell.
- Cunning
- Devious, pragmatic, excels at finding and exploiting weaknesses. Needs an interesting bonus
- Personality
- Confident, charming, especially effective one-on-one. +1 bonus to Casting roll against single targets.
- Persuasion
- Glib, loquacious, mesmeric. Able to cast using only incantations; requires no gestural component for spells, but cannot cast if muted.
- Presence
- Charismatic, glamorous, best when addressing groups. The caster acts as though he has one bonus rank in spells for the purpose of determining their Area of Effect (i.e. his rank 2 Fireball may affect an area equivalent to a rank 3 Fireball; all other aspects of the spell remain at rank 2).
- Courage
- Needs associated casting traits and interesting bonus
- Psyche
- Needs associated casting traits and interesting bonus
- Self-Control
- Disciplined, meditative, trained to turn mystic energies inwards. May channel Mana into Health (Needs conversion cost).
--Tinscarecrow 15:17, 27 January 2012 (EST)
- I thought Courage had +1 to MDEF ―Double Compile 11:16, 28 January 2012 (EST)
- Also, I think we should switch Persasion and Presence. I like the idea of the singing of the spell for people who cast with Presence. ―Double Compile 14:08, 28 January 2012 (EST)
- I think the bonus for Personality should be +2 ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote to move the "speak; no gesture" note from Persuasion to Presence ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote Cunning is "+2 Casting offensive spells" ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote 1:5 Mana:Health for Self-Control conversions ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote Persuasion is "+2 Casting against single targets" because Persuasion involves understanding the behavior of others as much as your own ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote Personality is "+2 Casting against multiple targets" ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote Courage is +2 to Casting Utility spells ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)
- I vote Psyche is +2 to Save versus Utility spells ―Kozak 15:32, 19 February 2012 (EST)